Carrier Cites 'Deteriorating Public Health Situation' Due to Ebola Outbreak

British Airways said Tuesday it was suspending flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia amid a rising death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in the area.

Flights will be suspended until the end of August "due to the deteriorating public health situation in both countries," the U.K. carrier said in a statement. The situation will remain under "constant review" in the coming weeks.